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May 2, 2012
Best place to hike/camp
WINNER: Mule Shoe Bend Recreation Area 31.33%
Colorado Bend State Park 25.14%
Pedernales State Park 16.98%
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area 6.38%
Krause Springs 5.16%
McKinney Falls State Park 4.88%
Bastrop State Park 3.00%
Lost Maples State Natural Area 3.00%
Inks Lake State Park 2.44%
Pace Bend Park 1.69%
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March 9, 2012
Best running trail near Austin
Best running trail near Austin
WINNER: Lady Bird Lake 54.87%
Barton Creek Greenbelt 14.16%
West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt 7.96%
Big Stacy Park 6.19%
Walnut Creek Park 6.19%
Emma Long Metropolitan Park 4.42%
Shoal Creek Trail 3.54%
Pease Park 1.77%
Slaughter Creek Metropolitan Park 0.88%
Lake Georgetown 0.00%
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February 1, 2012
Best athletic event in town
Best athletic event in Austin.
WINNER: Capitol 10,000 40.00%
Austin Marathon & Half Marathon 14.29%
LiveStrong Challenge 14.29%
Austin Gorilla Run 14.29%
Danskin Women’s Triathlon 8.57%
Race for the Cure 8.57%
The Driveway Thursday Night Crit Series 0.00%
Cap 2K Open Water Swim Race 0.00%
3M Half Marathon & Relay 0.00%
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December 7, 2011
Best place to rock-climb in Austin
Where is the best place to rock-climb in the Austin
WINNER: Enchanted Rock 41.79%
Barton Creek Greenbelt 32.84%
McKinney Falls State Park 8.96%
Reimers Ranch 4.48%
Bull Creek boulders 4.48%
Pace Bend State Park 4.48%
Pace Bend Park 1.49%
Guadalupe Peak 1.49%
Monster Rock 0.00%
Hueco Rock Ranch 0.00%
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October 5, 2011
Best happy hour
Who has the best happy hour in town?
WINNER: Trudy’s 28.36%
Saxon Pub 20.90%
Continental Club 13.43%
Roaring Fork 10.45%
McCormick & Schmick’s 8.96%
Cedar Door 5.97%
Baby Acapulco 4.48%
Doc’s 1.49%
Kyoto 2.99%
Brown Bar 2.99%
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Best place to ride a bike
Where is the best place to ride a bike?
WINNER: Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail 34.85%
Barton Creek Greenbelt 15.15%
Shoal Creek hike-and-bike trail 15.15%
Veloway 13.64%
Park road linking Bastrop and Buescher state parks 9.09%
Walnut Creek Park 6.06%
Dam Loop 1.52%
Muleshoe Recreation Area 1.52%
Driveway 3.03%
Pace Bend Park 0.00%
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August 31, 2011
Best day trip location near Austin
Best day trip location near Austin.
WINNER: San Antonio Riverwalk 27.78%
Port Aransas 17.59%
Tubing on the Guadalupe river 16.67%
Enchanted Rock 10.19%
Central Texas wine tours 10.19%
Hamilton Pool 5.56%
Blue Hole 4.63%
Spoetzl Brewery Tour 2.78%
Inner Space Cavern 2.78%
San Marcos Outlets 1.85%
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Best local park
Best local park:
WINNER: Zilker Park 40.97%
Barton Creek Greenbelt 21.53%
Hippie Hollow 13.19%
Pedernales Falls State Park 11.81%
Emma Long Metropolitan Park 4.17%
Auditorium Shores 3.47%
Pease Park 2.78%
Austin BMX & Skate Park 1.39%
Bastrop State Park 0.69%
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July 27, 2011
Best arcades in Austin
Best place to play arcades.
WINNER: Dave and Buster’s 51.52%
Main Event 15.15%
Kung Fu Saloon 12.12%
Pinballz Arcade 9.09%
Arcade UFO 6.06%
La Tasca 3.03%
Blazer Tag Adventure Center 3.03%
Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex 0.00%
Austin’s Park and Pizza 0.00%
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Best place to rent a kayak/ canoe
Best place to rent a kayak/ canoe.
WINNER: Texas Rowing Center 35.14%
Austin Canoe & Kayak 35.14%
Zilker Park Boat Rentals 13.51%
Mud Outdoor Center 10.81%
Rowing Dock 5.41%
REI (north locations) 0.00%
Capital Cruises 0.00%
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July 13, 2011
Best place to have a picnic
Best place to have a picnic.
WINNER: Zilker Park 40.00%
Lake Travis 10.00%
Mayfield Park 10.00%
Lake Austin 10.00%
Auditorium Shores 10.00%
Mount Bonnell 5.00%
Capitol grounds 5.00%
Lady Bird Lake 5.00%
French Legation 5.00%
Westlake Beach 0.00%
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July 6, 2011
Area's best place to take the kids
Area’s best place to take the kids.
WINNER: Schlitterbahn 41.38%
Zilker Park 13.79%
Brushy Creek Splash Park 10.34%
Barton Springs Pool 10.34%
Rock Rock Express 10.34%
Austin Zoo 6.90%
Deep Eddy Pool 3.45%
Snake Farm 3.45%
Blazertag 0.00%
Rock’n River Family Aquatic 0.00%
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Area's best golf course
Area’s best golf course.
WINNER: Lions Municipal 33.33%
Yaupon 33.33%
Avery Ranch and Falconhead 13.33%
Grey Rock 6.67%
ShadowGlen 6.67%
Wolfdancer 6.67%
Morris Williams 0.00%
Roy Kizer 0.00%
Star Ranch 0.00%
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June 29, 2011
Best place to smooch
Best place to smooch in the area.
WINNER: Mount Bonnell 33.33%
Zilker park 14.29%
Zilker Botanical Garden 9.52%
Lady Bird Lake 9.52%
Loop 360 bridge 9.52%
Umlauf Sculpture 9.52%
UT football game 9.52%
Barton Springs 4.76%
Austin City Limits 0.00%
Capitol grounds 0.00%
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June 22, 2011
Best swimming hole in Austin
Best swimming hole in Austin
WINNER: Barton Springs Pool 55.17%
Hippie Hollow 13.79%
Wimberley’s Blue Hole 10.34%
Georgetown’s Blue Hole 6.90%
Hamilton Pool 6.90%
Krause Springs 3.45%
Deep Eddy 3.45%
Sculpture Falls 0.00%
Campbell’s Hole 0.00%
Stacy Pool 0.00%
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June 1, 2011
Best place to go tubing around Austin
Best place to go tubing around Austin.
WINNER: Comal River 53.33%
San Marcos River 16.67%
Upper Guadalupe River 13.33%
Frio River 10.00%
Lower Guadalupe River 3.33%
First Tee of Greater Austin 3.33%
Colorado River 0.00%
Brazos River 0.00%
Texas Paddling Trails 0.00%
Neches River 0.00%
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May 25, 2011
Best summer camp in Austin
What’s the best summer camp in Austin?
WINNER: Camp Longhorn 29.41%
Camp Doublecreek 17.65%
T Bar M Camps 17.65%
Austin Nature Center 11.76%
Camp Champions 11.76%
The Art School at Laguna Gloria 5.88%
Austin YMCA 5.88%
Mo-Ranch 0.00%
Camp Mystic 0.00%
First Tee of Greater Austin 0.00%
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May 4, 2011
Best place to skate
Where is the best place to skate in Austin?
WINNER Veloway 37.50%
Playland Skate Center 31.25%
Intellect Rollers Realm 12.50%
Whole Foods 6.25%
Skate Park of Austin 6.25%
Skate World 6.25%
Millenium Youth Entertainment Complex 0.00%
Chapparal Ice 0.00%
Mabel Davis Park 0.00%
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April 6, 2011
Best place to hike in Central Texas
Where is the best place to hike in Central Texas?
Winner: Barton Creek Greenbelt 31.94%
Enchanted Rock 29.86%
McKinney Falls 11.81%
Pedernales Falls 11.11%
Onion Creek 6.25%
Bull Creek 4.86%
Dick Nichols Park 3.47%
Balcones Park 0.69%
Johnson Creek Greenbelt 0.00%
Walnut Creek Park 0.00%
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April 5, 2011
Best day trip
Where is the best place for a day trip?
Winner: Fredericksburg 26.37%
Gruene 14.29%
Lake Travis 14.29%
Enchanted Rock 13.19%
Hamilton Pool 7.69%
Krause Springs 6.59%
Wimberley 6.59%
Pedernales Falls 5.49%
Shiner 5.49%
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March 23, 2011
Best disc golf course
Where is the area’s best disc golf course?
Winner: Zilker Park, 43.37%
Slaughter Creek Metro Park, 36.45%
Wells Branch Park, 7.23%
Old Settler’s Park, 4.22%
Circle C Ranch Metropolitan Park, 3.77%
Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2.56%
Bartholomew District Park, 1.36%
Texas State University campus, 0.90%
Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park, 0.15%
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February 16, 2011
Best recreation center
Which is the area’s best recreation center?
Winner: Clay Madsen in Round Rock, 24.32%
Northwest, 16.22%
Landa Center in New Braunfels, 16.22%
Rosewood, 10.81%
Dittmar, 8.11%
Hancock, 8.11%
Parque Zaragoza, 8.11%
South Austin, 5.41%
A.B. Cantu/Pan American, 2.70%
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December 16, 2010
Best local sports team
Which is the area’s best local sports team?
Winner: Round Rock Express, 27.08%
UT baseball, 22.92%
UT men’s basketball, 12.50%
UT women’s volleyball, 12.50%
Austin Toros, 6.25%
Texas Stars, 6.25%
Texas State football, 6.25%
UT women’s basketball, 4.17%
UT softball, 2.08%
UT men’s golf, 0.00%
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November 17, 2010
Best basketball court
Where is the area’s best basketball court?
Winner: Enfield Park, 22.50%
Ramsey Park, 15.62%
Walnut Creek Park, 12.50%
Downtown YMCA, 11.88%
Shipe Park, 11.88%
Alamo Park, 9.38%
Givens District Park, 5.62%
Brentwood Park, 4.38%
Barton Hills Playground, 4.38%
Wooten Park, 1.88%
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October 27, 2010
Best tennis courts
Which tennis courts are the area’s best?
Winner: Austin High 27.08%
South Austin Tennis Center 18.75%
Caswell Tennis Center 14.58%
UT Intramural Fields 14.58%
Old Settlers Park 8.33%
World of Tennis 6.25%
Westwood Country Club 6.25%
Penick-Allison Tennis Center 4.17%
Little Zilker Park 0.00%
Austin Tennis Academy 0.00%
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October 6, 2010
Best running trail
Which running trail is the area’s best?
Winner: Lady Bird Lake, 67.95%
Barton Creek Greenbelt, 15.38%
Enchanted Rock, 6.41%
Lake Georgetown, 5.13%
Palo Duro Canyon, 1.28%
Pease Park, 1.28%
Bastrop State Park, 1.28%
McKinney Falls State Park, 1.28%
McKinney Roughs, 0.00%
Walnut Creek Park, 0.00%
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Best gym
Which gym is the area’s best?
Winner: Gold’s Gym, 18.92%
24 Hour Fitness, 17.57%
Lifetime Fitness, 12.16%
Pure Austin, 12.16%
Hyde Park Gym, 10.81%
Gregory Gym, 8.11%
YMCA, 8.11%
Body Business, 5.41%
The Hills Fitness Center, 4.05%
Castle Hill, 2.70%
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September 29, 2010
Best place to ride a bike
Where’s the area’s best place to ride a bike?
Winner: Lady Bird Lake hike-and-bike trail, 31.65%
Barton Creek Greenbelt, 27.06%
Veloway, 17.43%
Park road linking Bastrop and Buescher state parks, 5.96%
Walnut Creek Park, 5.50%
Shoal Creek hike-and-bike trail, 4.59%
Driveway, 2.75%
Pace Bend Park, 2.75%
Dam Loop, 2.29%
Muleshoe Recreation Area, 0.00%
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September 22, 2010
Best place to camp
Where’s the area’s best place to camp?
Winner: Enchanted Rock State Park, 23.01%
Inks Lake State Park, 19.47%
Lost Maples State Natural Area, 17.70%
Pace Bend Park, 15.04%
Bastrop State Park, 7.96%
McKinney Falls State Park, 7.96%
Krause Springs, 6.19%
Emma Long Metropolitan Park, 1.77%
Buescher State Park, 0.88%
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Best dog park
Which dog park is the area’s best?
Winner: Norwood Estate, 40.80%
Red Bud Isle, 21.39%
Auditorium Shores, 12.94%
Zilker Park, 9.45%
Bull Creek Park, 4.98%
Walnut Creek District Park, 2.49%
Shoal Creek Greenbelt, 2.49%
West Austin Park, 2.49%
Georgetown’s Bark Park, 1.49%
Emma Long Metropolitan Park, 1.49%
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September 1, 2010
Best park
Which park is the area’s best?
Winner: Zilker Park 59.53%
Barton Creek Greenbelt 18.14%
Hippie Hollow 8.37%
Bastrop State Park 5.12%
Pace Bend Park 4.65%
Bull Creek Park 1.40%
Auditorium Shores 1.40%
Umlauf Sculpture Garden 0.93%
Waterloo Park 0.47%
Republic Square 0.00%
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Best athlete with local ties
Who’s the best athlete with local ties?
Winner: Lance Armstrong 25.41%
Drew Brees 19.26%
Earl Campbell 12.70%
Vince Young 11.89%
Andy Roddick 8.20%
Kevin Durant 8.20%
Colt McCoy 3.69%
Major Applewhite 3.69%
Cat Osterman 3.69%
Ricky Williams 3.28%
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August 12, 2010
Best place to go rock-climbing
Where’s the area’s best place to go rock-climbing?
Winner: Enchanted Rock, 41.58%
Barton Creek Greenbelt, 16.83%
Reimers Ranch, 12.87%
Guadalupe Peak, 6.93%
Bull Creek boulders, 5.94%
McKinney Falls State Park, 4.95%
Pace Bend State Park, 3.96%
Monster Rock, 2.97%
Hueco Rock Ranch, 1.98%
Pace Bend Park, 1.98%
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July 28, 2010
Best place to rent a canoe/kayak
Where’s the area’s best place to rent a canoe/kayak?
Winner: Zilker Park Boat Rentals, 30.67%
Texas Rowing Center, 28.00%
Austin Canoe & Kayak, 26.67%
Mud Outdoor Center, 4.00%
Capital Cruises, 2.67%
Rowing Dock, 2.67%
Lone Star Kayaks, 2.67%
Kozmik Kayaks, 1.33%
REI, 1.33%
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July 14, 2010
Best bowling alley
Which bowling alley is the area’s best?
Winner: Dart Bowl, 32.53%
300 Austin, 21.69%
Highland Lanes, 13.25%
Westgate Lanes, 13.25%
Texas Union Underground, 8.43%
Main Event, 6.02%
Interstate Lanes, 3.61%
Saengerrunde Bowling Alley, 1.20%
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July 7, 2010
Best golf course
Which golf course is the area’s best?
Winners: Avery Ranch and Falconhead, 20.45% each (tie)
Lions Municipal, 18.18%
Yaupon, 11.36%
Morris Williams, 9.09%
Roy Kizer, 9.09%
Wolfdancer, 4.55%
Star Ranch, 4.55%
Grey Rock, 2.27%
ShadowGlen, 0.00%
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June 23, 2010
Best swimming hole
Which swimming hole is the area’s best?
Winner: Barton Springs Pool, 40.58%
Hamilton Pool, 19.57%
Hippie Hollow, 10.87%
Krause Springs, 9.42%
Deep Eddy, 5.80%
Wimberley’s Blue Hole, 3.62%
Sculpture Falls, 3.62%
Campbell’s Hole, 2.90%
Georgetown’s Blue Hole, 2.90%
Stacy Pool, 0.72%
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June 2, 2010
Best place to go tubing
Where’s the area’s best place to go tubing?
Winner: Guadalupe River, 37.61%
Comal River, 26.50%
San Marcos River, 17.95%
Frio River, 13.68%
Brazos River, 2.56%
Texas Paddling Trails, 0.85%
Neches River, 0.85%
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